Geochronology of the Turkana Depression of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 217-227

  Brown, Francis H ^a   Mcdougall, Ian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; East Africa; Omo Turkana Basin; Vertebrate fossils; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; KENYA; SEDIMENT;

CHRONOLOGY AS TOPIC; ETHIOPIA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KENYA;

EID: 83655192242     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20318     Document Type: Article

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